Last Week our cameras were present at the press conference to announce the welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the current champion, the young Victor Ortiz in Los Angeles. It was a bit of a weird thing to take in as Floyd Mayweather Jr. was oddly respectful and subdued. No trash talking, no [...]
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Living Up To The Legacy Of Welterweight Royalty
BY SAMMY PEREZ With a relatively light weekend of MMA, my focus shifts to boxing this weekend where an intriguing welterweight championship fight turned out to be so much more. Former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KO’s) lost his title last night to a hungry and much more determined Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 [...]
Ortiz Sheds Ghosts Of Maidana With Win Over Berto
“Vicious” Victor Ortiz lived up to his nickname tonight, upsetting defending WBC Welterweight Champion and previously unbeaten Andre Berto by 12-round decision. In the first six rounds, both fighters hit the canvas twice in arguably the best fight of 2011. It culminated with what is now the 2011 Fight of the Year frontrunner, as [...]
Berto looking to add Ortiz to growing resume
By Alex Mattis Andre Berto will look to keep his rise, and undefeated streak, intact this Saturday night as he defends his WBC Welterweight Title against the scrappy challenge of Victor Ortiz. One year ago, Andre Berto was set to fight Shane Mosley in a title unification bout. Circumstances outside of boxing did not permit [...]
Berto and Ortiz Make Weight
WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto and his opponent Victor Ortiz both were on weight as they stepped on the scales prior to tomorrow’s bout for Berto’s welterweight title. The bout will be broadcast on HBO following Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey, Saturday April 15th. WBC Welterweight Championship Bout: Andre Berto 145 vs. Victor Ortiz 146 [...]
Victor Ortiz “I will go to the end of hell and back to get my belt.”
Ahead of his bout with Andre Berto, “Vicious” Victor Ortiz talked to media to let them know how he training camp has been as he prepares to fight Andre Berto this Saturday, April 16 for the WBC Welterweight title and unbeaten star Andre Berto at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. With [...]
Andre Berto “I’m Feeling Stronger, Faster And More Conditioned.”
Current WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto is wrapping up his training camp against Victor Ortiz in a highly anticipated match up between two young and exciting fighters. Berto, who will be making his sixth title defense is looking to make a statement this Saturday April 16 at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, [...]
Victor Ortiz & Andre Berto Speak On Upcoming Clash
The “East West Showdown,” featuring World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Welterweight World Champion Andre Berto and WBC #5 rated challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, was held yesterday at The Palm West Restaurant in New York City. The two featured fighters and representatives from their respective camps were in attendance at yesterday’s event. The bout will be televised [...]
Ortiz vs. Berto Official For April 16th
DiBella Entertainment announced today that the World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Welterweight title fight between undefeated, defending champion Andre Berto and challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will be take place April 16 in MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut, the site of tonight’s middleweight title showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk. Berto vs. Ortiz [...]
Khan survives 10th round scare to out point Maidana
Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana sure put on a show this past Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Neveda. It was speed and technique versus pure grit and strength as Amir Khan survived a 10th round scare were he was potentially close to being out to win the WBA super lightweight title over [...]
Khan and Maidana both make weight
Main Event Amir Khan 140 vs. Marcos Maidana 139 Undercard: Victor Ortiz 141 vs. Lamont Peterson 140 Joan Guzman 144.5 vs. Jason Davis 143 Seth Mitchell 243 vs. Taurus Sykes 248 Sharif Bogere 137 vs. Chris Fernandez 137 Jessie Vargas 140 vs. Ramon Montano 141 Jamie Kavanagh 136.5 vs. Jacob Thornton 133 Randy Caballero 120 [...]
Oh Yea, besides Khan,Maidana,Ortiz & Peterson there are other people fighting this Saturday
Four of the top super lightweights in the world will put their skills and wills to the test Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, but before the televised fights begin, an elite eight who will put their combined 94-0 record on the line in stellar under card action. Stepping [...]
Ortiz and Peterson talk about their upcoming fight
Following a spectacular third round knockout victory over former World Champion Vivian Harris in September, super lightweight star “Vicious” Victor Ortiz continues his quest for the 140-pound title Saturday, Dec. 11, when he takes on fellow contender Lamont “Havoc” Peterson in the HBO-televised co-featured bout to Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana at the Mandalay Bay [...]
Amir Khan believes a win over Maidana will erase criticism he recieves about his chin.
Amir Khan spoke to Fight Hub TV from The Wild Card Boxing Gym in Hollywood, CA. Khan who is preparing for his bout against Marcos Maidana on December 11th in Las Vegas, NV held a open workout for media in attendance. Khan worked the mitts with famed trainer Freddie Roach, and then hot the speed [...]
Victor Ortiz finds out what mullet means in spanish
Fight Hub TV’s Fight Interviewer Marcos Villegas caught up with Victor Ortiz and had a little chit chat about hair cuts. Ortiz showed off his new dew while Marcos pitched that he opt for a mullet. See what transpires next.
Mosley and Mora go to a draw to the dismay of many at the Staples Center
It was an ending that surprised many and even the fighters themselves. “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora went the distance in their twelve round fight this Saturday night at the Staples Center. When the dust settled and the judges handed over their score to ring announcer Michael Buffer, a collective moan came over the [...]
Victor Ortiz wants you to forget about Marcos Maidana
Victor Ortiz wants you to forget about what happened June 27th, 2009. On that night, Ortiz had managed to knock down the rugged Argentine multiple times, but not without being knocked down himself. In the sixth round, Ortiz tasted the full fury of a Maidana assault. He fell to the canvas and did not continue, [...]
Daniel Ponce De Leon to face Escalante on Mosley/Mora undercard
On a night celebrating the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence, it is only fitting that two Mexican warriors open up the star-studded September 18 pay-per-view telecast from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, as former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon of Chihuahua squares off against Ciudad Juarez native Antonio Escalante in what promises to be a [...]
Sugar Shane Mosley and the boxing world comment on James Toney at UFC 118
You know, no one has made a point but UFC 118 has done something that neither boxing or mma has been able to do. Both worlds seem to be buzzing over the same thing. Who’s that you might ask? James Toney. With his UFC 118 fight just days away, Fight Hub TV’s fight correspondent and [...]
Shane Mosley wants rematch with Mayweather Jr.
This past weekend in Las Vegas NV, Golden Boy Promotions announced it will be putting on a September 18th card honoring the tradition of having big fights on the eve of Mexican independence. Traditionally a huge fight week, a press conference was put together a few hours before the Juan Manuel Marquez/Juan Diaz fight. It [...]